Articles
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Hooniverse Asks- Who's Your Automotive Hero?
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On TV and in the movies, heros usually have some sort of superhuman power, or undertake unbelievable deeds of daring- escaping without so much as a hair misplaced. In real life, heros are those people who go above and beyond, who are catalysts for change, and who typically are more interested in the outcome than…
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Last Call- 43 Pumps Edition
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Slim Olson will give you gas. And back in 1957 the Utah-based retailer laid claim to the ability to give more people gas at one time than anybody else. There’s still a station at this location in Bountiful, but it has about 35 fewer pumps today. Image source:[flickr]
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Last Call- The Falcon is the Showman
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Come on, you know you want to.
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Last Call- County Budget Cuts Edition
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They must be doing a good job, because as far as I can tell, L.A. County is nearly 100% zombie-free. Image source: [gamersincepong, via zombie-o-matic]
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2010 Bentley Continental GTC Speed
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Every one of us has driven a car that, for one reason or another, is significant for any given reason. Be it the oldest or the newest, slowest or the fastest, or any other number of titles we apply to a given vehicle. I had a 1987 Honda Prelude that was my first vehicle. The…
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Air Races? Boat Races? Why Can't We Have Both?
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While qualifying for the fourth stage of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Windsor Ontario, Matt Hall encountered a little thing we like to call. . . the water. Check out the video for his amazing performance, which is something of which Sully Sullenberger would be proud.
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Mystery Car Revealed
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Well, once again it didn’t take long, proving that the Hooniverse commenters save inane car knowledge in the same way Howard Hughes saved urine. The answer to today’s Mystery Car was almost hit by Armand4, but Alff got the bullseye with the complete name, which is Meyers Manx SR2. The SR2, designed by Bruce Meyers…
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What Would You Do With Three Yugos?
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One is lonely, two is company, and three’s a crowd…which is precisely what your spouse will say if you drag home three Yugos. Looks like somebody’s sleeping on the couch tonight.
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SUV Showdown: Infiniti FX50 Vs Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Part 2
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After hammering the canyons and making short work of the Antelope Valley, we rolled into California City ready for some mischief. For those unfamiliar, California City is a community master-planned back in the late 50s. If you look it up on Google Maps, you’ll see a grid of roads that suggests miles of suburban sprawl.…
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Hooniverse via Automotive Traveler: Supercharged 650-Horsepower Mr. Norm's 2010 Camaro
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Automotive Travelers’ Rich Truesdell was occupied over the July 4th weekend driving the new RPO SERIES L78 Kenne Bell-supercharged 2010 Camaro in Death Valley.
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Hooniverse Asks – What's the Best Car for an HOV Access Sticker?
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Environmentalists everywhere are weeping into their Whole Foods Market Organic Pomegranate Blueberry Italian Spritzer as we speak. Why? Because California recently decided to pull the HOV access carpet from under them. No more can a Prius owner do 15 under the speed limit while another simultaneously rides 2 nanometers off your rear bumper in the…
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Mystery Car
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It’s Friday and that usually means two things: radio stations are all playing Loverboy, and Hooniverse has another Mystery Car challenge. You know what to do about the first- fluff out your mullet and do a drum solo on your desk. For the second, we’re going to ask you to do something that you probably…
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Why We Love Citroëns: Gruppe B Edition
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As Mr. Lieberman’s lovingly crafted ode to the most complicated car in the world, and the Autoblog podcast featuring our own Tim and Jeff conclusively showed, Hooniverse loves Citroëns. Here’s another reason – the BX 4TC (no relation to XTC, sorry new wave fans).
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1959 F250 Crew Cab Could Probably be the Mascot for Brawley, CA
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Ever been to Brawley? Actually, no one’s every been to Brawley. If you’ve made an eastward trek out of San Diego, you might have been through Brawley. One could consider it a suburb on the north side of the bustling metropolis that is El Centro. Yours truly has purchased both gas and food in Brawley…
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Mike Spinelli Is The New Editor-In-Chief of 0-60 Magazine
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Proving me wrong once again, Twitter has just revealed itself to be somewhat useful. Okay, maybe “useful” is too strong a word.
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Hooniverse Asks- Who's Your Favorite Race Driver?
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They say that racers are wired differently, that they have faster mental reflexes and an innate sense of hubris. That being said, we all have our favorites, whether it’s from NASCAR, Formula One, WRC or another tire turning competition.